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Urbanisation in the world
Urbanization process is a domain of developing countries.
One of the results of the extremely high densities of fast-growing populations
is "wild development", leading to such negative social and ecological effects as:
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+ more Combined effects of urbanization, industrialization, and population growth greatly modify
landscapes and thus the continuous circulation of water within catchments and the Earth's
hydrosphere - the hydrological cycle [...]
+ moreAquatic habitats are water bodies supporting aquatic life. Increased temperatures of effluents, greater discharges of water, pollutants and waste, and changes in water bodies morphology impact all the basic habitats characteristics.
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+ more A balanced approach addressing the pressing issues in urban environment is not common in the water service sector
[...] + more From the point of view of environmental science, urban environment can be considered as a highly condensed anthropogenic system, which is organised for efficient flow of water, matter, energy and information
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No. : 6 |
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Name of activity: |
Urban water security, human health and disaster prevention |
Objective: |
Provide criteria and problem solving approaches to enhance water related security in the urban environment under present day and future emerging threats |
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Description: |
- Identification and quantification of the key aspects affecting water security in cities
- Outbreaks (water quality jeopardising) in drinking water distribution system, technologies for safe drinking water (modelling & management)
- Urban water system and health hazards – identification of security aspects of water resources management and assessment of impacts of biotic (microbiological) and abiotic pollution (heavy metals) on human health
- Methodological development of socio-ecological indices for environmental health and water interactions in urban area
- Assessment of societal impacts (i.e. population, economic, health, security issues) of future imbalances in the global distribution of water supply and use in conjunction with Theme 1
- Identification of causes, analysis, mapping and mitigation of natural disasters (floods, landslides, deliberate disasters-sabotage) affecting urban water services.
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Implementation strategy: |
Development and testing of tools for health and security risk reduction under various climate, economic and social conditions. |
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Implementation mechanism: |
Problem identification, implementation of the developed tools. |
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Expected results: |
Regional reports (joint product with WHO/other international partners), problem solving and awareness raising tools |
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Beneficiary groups: |
General public, NGOs working in public health domain, |
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Expected executing and supporting partners: |
WHO, MOST, UNDP, ISDR, IGCP, BAC, ESCAP, WB, UNU/INWEH, RCUWM Tehran |
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Duration/schedule: |
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co-ordinator/focal point: |
Ivanildo Hespanhol (Brazil) , Tuula Tuhkanen (Finland) |
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Financial implications: |
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